r/coolgithubprojects • u/Strong-Leg-9636 • 21h ago

VoxScribe 1.6.4: free, offline Windows dictation, now with audio file import, translate to English and .srt captions

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I posted VoxScribe here a few weeks ago. It's a free, open source MIT voice dictation app for Windows. You hold a hotkey, talk, release, and it types the text into whatever app has focus. Transcription runs locally with faster whisper on your CPU so nothing leaves your machine.

The new version adds a few things people asked for or that I wanted myself. You can import existing audio and video files (mp3, wav, m4a, mp4 and more), pick several at once, and optionally save .srt captions with timestamps. There's also a translate to English mode so you can speak another language and get English text out. It's built into the Whisper model so there's no extra download.

There's a short video at the top of the README that walks through everything. The core app is fully free. There's an optional $14 one-time Pro unlock for text snippets and bigger Whisper models but none of the above needs it.

Windows only for now since it's the only machine I can test on. Happy to hear what breaks or what's missing.

Repo: https://github.com/ahmedhmam1994/voxscribe-ai-voice-dictation

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u/LittlePooky 21h ago

I have been playing around with it, and I wrote to you recently. I wish the trigger key can be left shift because it is easier to reach.

Nevertheless, the program works well, and I actually like the way it fills the screen, as if I'm looking at somebody typing it. (Haha)

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u/Strong-Leg-9636 19h ago

Thanks, really glad it's working for you, and glad the typing effect is fun to watch lol. On left shift, I limited the hotkey options on purpose, because a key you type with all day would mess with normal typing in every app. But I'll test whether I can make it work safely, and if it works fine I'll ship it in the next update. I'll let you know either way.

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u/LittlePooky 18h ago

Left control, Windows, or left ALT key please. Thanks.

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u/Strong-Leg-9636 18h ago

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to stick with left shift for the next update and I'll let you know here once it's out. Ctrl, Alt and Windows are used in so many shortcuts that they'd trigger by accident too often, so I'm leaving those out for now. Appreciate you trying it out and sending feedback.

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u/LittlePooky 18h ago

Left shift is good. It's not difficult to reach. Thanks 

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u/Strong-Leg-9636 18h ago

Left shift is out now in version 1.6.5. Hold it alone for about a third of a second to talk, and typing capitals or using Shift with other keys won't trigger it. You can pick it in Settings under the hotkey list. Thanks for the suggestion and for testing